Configuring the catalog
The RPI catalog is used to improve performance by maintaining, within the RPI server’s memory, a representation of the underlying state of the data warehouse, and any configured auxiliary databases, and associated count data.
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The Catalog configuration interface is used to:
Provide visibility of the data warehouse catalog (and the catalogs of any configured auxiliary databases).
Invoke the en masse creation of attributes based on a selected database table.
Initiate the re-synchronization of the catalog with the data warehouse or an auxiliary database.
Clear down any attribute count data held on the server.